demolir

See also: démolir

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēmōlīrī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [də.muˈli]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.moˈliɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [de.moˈli]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

demolir (first-person singular present demoleixo, first-person singular preterite demolí, past participle demolit)

1. (transitive) to demolish, knock down

   Synonyms: enderrocar, desfer

2. (transitive, figurative) to discredit, overturn, refute

   Synonym: destruir

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of demolir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

infinitive			demolir
gerund			demolint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		demolit		demolida
		plural		demolits		demolides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	demoleixo	demoleixes	demoleix	demolim	demoliu	demoleixen
	imperfect	demolia	demolies	demolia	demolíem	demolíeu	demolien
	future	demoliré	demoliràs	demolirà	demolirem	demolireu	demoliran
	preterite	demolí	demolires	demolí	demolírem	demolíreu	demoliren
	conditional	demoliria	demoliries	demoliria	demoliríem	demoliríeu	demolirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	demoleixi	demoleixis	demoleixi	demolim	demoliu	demoleixin
	imperfect	demolís	demolissis	demolís	demolíssim	demolíssiu	demolissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	demoleix	demoleixi	demolim	demoliu	demoleixin
	negative (no)	—	no demoleixis	no demoleixi	no demolim	no demoliu	no demoleixin

Derived terms

• demolidor

Related terms

• demolició

Further reading

• “demolir”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “demolir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “demolir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “demolir”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

German

Verb

demolir

1. singular imperative of demoliren

Interlingua

Verb

demolir

1. to demolish

Conjugation

    Conjugation of demolir

infinitive		demolir
participle		present	perfect
		demoliente	demolite
active		simple	perfect
	present	demoli	ha demolite
	past	demoliva	habeva demolite
	future	demolira	habera demolite
	conditional	demolirea	haberea demolite
	imperative	demoli	—
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es demolite	ha essite demolite
	past	esseva demolite	habeva essite demolite
	future	essera demolite	habera essite demolite
	conditional	esserea demolite	haberea essite demolite
	imperative	sia demolite	—

Middle French

Verb

demolir

1. alternative form of desmolir

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-

Latin mōlēs

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin mōlior

Latin dēmolīrīder.

Portuguese demolir

Derived from Latin dēmolīrī.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.moˈli(ʁ)/ [de.moˈli(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.moˈli(ʁ)/ [de.moˈli(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /de.moˈli(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.moˈli(ʁ)/ [de.moˈli(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /de.moˈli(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.muˈliɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.muˈliɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.muˈli.ɾi/

• Homophone: (Brazil) demoli
• Hyphenation: de‧mo‧lir

Verb

demolir (no first-person singular present, no present subjunctive, third-person singular present demole, first-person singular preterite demoli, past participle demolido)

1. (transitive) to demolish, knock down, destroy

Conjugation

    Conjugation of demolir (defective) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	demolir
Personal	demolir	demolires	demolir	demolirmos	demolirdes	demolirem
Gerund
	demolindo
Past participle
Masculine	demolido			demolidos
Feminine	demolida			demolidas
Indicative
Present	—	demoles	demole	demolimos	demolis	demolem
Imperfect	demolia	demolias	demolia	demolíamos	demolíeis	demoliam
Preterite	demoli	demoliste	demoliu	demolimos	demolistes	demoliram
Pluperfect	demolira	demoliras	demolira	demolíramos	demolíreis	demoliram
Future	demolirei	demolirás	demolirá	demoliremos	demolireis	demolirão
Conditional	demoliria	demolirias	demoliria	demoliríamos	demoliríeis	demoliriam
Subjunctive
Present	—	—	—	—	—	—
Imperfect	demolisse	demolisses	demolisse	demolíssemos	demolísseis	demolissem
Future	demolir	demolires	demolir	demolirmos	demolirdes	demolirem
Imperative
Affirmative		demole	—	—	demoli	—
Negative (não)		—	—	—	—	—

Related terms

• demolição

Further reading

• “demolir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “demolir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026